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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2026-06)

Paper	Accesses
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	46
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	45
Capitalism in pre-colonial Africa Morten Jerven	38
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	36
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	26
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	23
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	19
Economic Inequality in Ghana, 1891-1960 Prince Young Aboagye, Jutta Bolt	17
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	16
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	15

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2026-06)

Paper	Downloads
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	1
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	1
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2026-04 to 2026-06)

Paper	Accesses
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	104
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	93
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	87
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	71
Economic Inequality in Ghana, 1891-1960 Prince Young Aboagye, Jutta Bolt	69
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	68
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	66
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	64
THE GUN-SLAVE HYPOTHESIS AND THE 18TH CENTURY BRITISH SLAVE TRADE Warren C. Whatley	62
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	61

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2026-04 to 2026-06)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	7
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	6
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	5
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	4
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	4
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	4
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	4
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	4
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	3
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	3

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	765
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	741
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	683
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	676
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	643
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	642
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	638
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	620
THE LAND-LABOUR HYPOTHESIS REVISED: WEALTH, LABOUR AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER Jeanne Cilliers, Erik Green	598
The economics of slavery in 18th century Cape Colony: Revising the Nieboer-Domar hypothesis Erik Green	596

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Top papers by Downloads all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	60
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	57
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	52
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	46
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	45
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	43
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	41
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	38
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	28
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	26

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